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The All Progressives Congress on Monday slammed a former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for attacking President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The National Vice Chairman of the APC (South East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, described El-Rufai’s criticism of the President and the NSA during a Monday night interview on Arise TV as pathetic. El-Rufai, in the interview, criticised the president’s economic reforms, saying the sequencing was wrong. “I support some of (Tinubu) policies; most of the economic policies are the right orthodox policies, but the sequencing is wrong, and the quality of the people implementing…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, warned students in Oyo State to avoid alcohol and substance abuse, warning that drug abuse can lead to death, mental health disorders and other adverse effects. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call during the “Catch-Them-Young” inauguration of the NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) for secondary school students at Ajibode High School, Akinyele Local Government, Oyo State with the theme “Your Future Counts! Say No to Illicit Drugs and Yes to Life”, Adeyeye expressed concern over the widespread use of alcohol and substance abuse among…

Janet Ogundepo The World Health Organisation has embraced a new approach by leveraging crowdfunding to diversify funding sources and support its ongoing Investment Round while strengthening community engagement. The initiative, One Dollar One World, comes amid the funding gaps created by the recent withdrawal of the United States of America from the WHO. PUNCH Healthwise reports that the 47th US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order directing the USA to withdraw from the WHO, a body he has repeatedly criticised over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The US is the largest donor to the Geneva-based organisation and provides…

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, was never a member of the group. IPOB said Ekpa was not a registered member of the group’s chapter in Finland and cannot be the leader of the group. On Thursday, Ekpa, a Finland-based secessionist, was arrested by law enforcement agents in the northern European nation. He was subsequently sent to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme for “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media”. Ekpa was said to have committed the crime in 2021 in Lahti municipality. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) also…

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English Football League Championship side Burnley have set their sights on Nigerian striker Dominic Daniel Udoh and have entered direct negotiations with his club, Wycombe Wanderers, over a potential summer transfer, Soccernet.ng reports. The forward, who previously donned the colours of Shrewsbury Town, has piqued the interest of Burnley who are currently vying to make a return to the English Premier League with 68 points, which places them in the third place of the EFL Championship standings. Meanwhile, should they successfully make a return, Burnley has added Udoh to their priority list for the summer transfer window. Daniel Udoh 11…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed MTN Nigeria, Airtel and other telecommunications firms to fully bar phone lines without National Identity Numbers and those whose NINs have not been verified. This was disclosed in a corporate notice that MTN Nigeria filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited revealing the directive from NCC and the attached deadlines for the barring. In the statement signed by its Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah, MTN Nigeria said, “This is part of an industry-wide directive that requires phone lines for which the subscribers have not submitted their NINs to be barred on or before 28 February…

Deaconess Adenike Rafat Ajao, a staff member of Bells University of Technology, Otta, has died at the age of 59. She passed away on Sunday night, February 23, 2025, at the emergency ward of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta. Her husband, Mr Wale Ajao, a seasoned journalist and former staff of Vanguard, confirmed her death in a statement yesterday. According to him, Deaconess Ajao had been battling multiple health conditions, including diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, haemorrhage, and heart palpitations for three years. Her health reportedly worsened in mid-2024, leading to her being rushed to the Federal Medical Centre,…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, to maintain its current subscription prices pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the company’s proposed tariff adjustment. FCCPC disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu. The directive follows MultiChoice’s request for an extension regarding its scheduled appearance before the commission over concerns surrounding its recurring price increases. Although FCCPC granted the company’s request to postpone the session, it has now rescheduled the hearing for March 6, 2025, mandating the company’s CEO, relevant…

The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday that the re-election of Chief Ali Odefa as the Southeast Zonal Chairman of the party will address the crisis in the zone and reposition the party ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement released in Abakaliki, the State Chairman, Chief Peter Nwele, noted that Odefa’s wealth of experience in governance will be greatly harnessed in the next four years to build a robust democratic institution in the zone. He described Odefa’s win as a victory for democracy, stressing that the state has passed a…